The place is located at 3969 N.E. 163rd St. in the Intracoastal Shops, just before the bridge connecting North Miami Beach with the tiny city of Sunny Isles Beach. So I decided to walk over to mainland to check it out.
Duffy’s walls are plastered with football paraphernalia, from helmets to framed jerseys. The sports grill and bar is laid out into what looks like three sections.
First there’s the section for elders and families, with carpeted floors and wheelchair access. Walk two steps down and you have the section for middle-aged couples, where there’s music but it’s only loud enough that you can still have a conversation. Then cross the glass doors and you’ll find a huge wooden deck facing the bay, with its own Tiki bar and live music.
Enough with the ambiance, now let’s get to the burgers.
Duffy’s Sports Grill burger offerings were not the most inspired. Here’s the burger menu:
Rodeo Burger: BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese and tower of onion rings.
Patty Melt: Rye Texas toast, caramelized onions and cheddar
Kobe Beef Burger: Snake River farms, toasted onion brioche.
Grilled Turkey Burger: fresh ground turkey on a whole wheat bun.
Black Bean Veggie-Burger: whole wheat bun, topped with sliced avocado and side of cilantro cream sauce.
Yellow fin Tuna Burger: chopped, seasoned tuna grilled to order, whole wheat bun and side of wasabi mayo.
All burgers go for less than $10 except for the Kobe Beef Burger ($12.99). And you can customize your burger with toppings like sautéed mushrooms, sautéed onions, sliced avocado, pepper-crusted bacon or gorgonzola for 99 cents each.
I had a Rodeo Burger with pepper-crusted bacon.
The first thing I noticed was the amount of food—it was massive: a burger, about 8 onion rings and a large side of fries.
I left three onion rings on the burger and ate the others on the side along with the fries.
The burger was quite good. The bun seemed home-made and had a nice sweetness to it. The patty had good smoky flavor but was a little bit overdone for my taste. What stood out for me was the pepper-crusted bacon; not only it gave it a nice texture to complement the onion rings and the patty, but also added a good spicy punch.
I completed the whole bite with a touch of ranch dressing to cut through the pepper.
Overall Duffy’s Sports Grill left me satisfied. The burger itself wasn't the best I’ve ever had and there weren’t any exotic burgers or anything like that in the menu, but the overall experience was better than Bulldog Burger because the waterfront grill has a nice, relaxed vibe.
This is what other people had to say about Duffy's, via Yelp:
Brian L.:
...There were only two drawbacks during the evening. One of our diners got a hamburger overcooked and with the wrong cheese. But kudos to the server who said she would bring a new one. When that was declined, she said you need to let me do something. Her solution was to remove it from the bill...
Kevin L.:
...This place is amazing. HUGE with tons of t.v.'s! The menu is well rounded and the burgers are great. Prices are in line with portions and desserts are big enough for two. Good food, awesome drink specials (2-4-1) on ALL drinks and decent service will make this a perfect destination during FOOTBALL!!!!! I can't wait...
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